Lynden Gooch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lynden Jack Gooch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 24, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz, California, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Santa Cruz Breakers | ||
| 2012–2016 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Sunderland | 9 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Gateshead (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | United States U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016– | United States | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 12, 2016. | |||
Lynden Jack Gooch (born December 24, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Sunderland in the Premier League.
Career
Youth
Gooch was born in Santa Cruz, California to a English father and an Irish mother. His father is a professional soccer coach. At an early age, he joined the Santa Cruz Breakers Academy team.[2] Gooch's talent attracted the attention of several European outfits, earning him a trial and eventual spot with Sunderland's youth academy. From the age of 10 Gooch traveled to Sunderland regularly during school holidays to train before moving to England and joining full time at the age of 16.[3] Since joining the Sunderland U-16 side, Gooch worked his way through the U-18 and U-21 sides.
Professional
In February 2015, Gooch went on loan to Conference side Gateshead. Gooch made seven appearances and scored one goal,[4] putting the Tynesiders ahead in a 3–1 home win against Wrexham and causing an own goal by opponent Steve Tomassen.[5]
Gooch made his professional debut for Sunderland on August 26, 2015 in a League Cup second round match against Exeter City, coming on for Adam Matthews in the 58th minute of a 6–3 win at the Stadium of Light.[6]
On January 21, 2016, Gooch was loaned for a month to Doncaster Rovers of League One.[7] He made his debut for them two days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a goalless draw at Fleetwood Town.[8]
On February 24, 2016 the loan was extended till then end of the season.[9] However, Gooch injured his ankle in his debut against Fleetwood but continued to play through the pain until February 19, 2016 when he returned to Sunderland.[10] He left playing 10 games and failing to score.
On August 13, 2016 Gooch made his Premier League debut, starting away against Manchester City in Sunderland's first match of the season, in a 2–1 defeat.
International
Gooch represented the United States under-20 team at the 2015 CONCACAF Championship in Jamaica, playing four games as they achieved qualification for the year's World Cup in that category.[11]
On October 2, 2016 Gooch was called up to the senior team for a pair of friendlies against Cuba and New Zealand
On November 15, 2016, Gooch made his USA team debut officially making USA Soccer at home. He appeared in the 70th minute of a Concacaf World Cup qualifying match at Costa Rica. [12]
Club statistics
- As of match played August 27, 2016.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Personal life
Gooch's brother, Anthony, played college soccer for the San Diego State Aztecs men's soccer program and currently works for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.[14][15]
References
- ↑ "Professional Retain List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. p. 29. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ↑ "US Soccer Development Academy: L Gooch". USSDA. Demosphere. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/17/sunderland-lynden-gooch-david-moyes
- ↑ "USA: L. Gooch". Soccerway US. Soccerway.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Gateshead 3–1 Wrexham". BBC Sport. March 3, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Sport: Sunerland 6–3 Exeter City". BBC Sport. BBC.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/35373154
- ↑ "Fleetwood 0–0 Doncaster". BBC Sport. January 23, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ↑ "SAFC – Gooch extends loan". safc.com. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "Lynden Gooch on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- ↑ "U.S. tops El Salvador for FIFA U-20 World Cup berth". CONCACAF. January 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland's Lynden Gooch receives USA senior call ahead of historic friendly". chroniclelive.co.uk. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ↑ Lynden Gooch career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ Bulvanoski, Sean. "Spotlight On Lynden Gooch". FirstTouch Online. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Anthony Gooch – Bio". San Diego State University Athletics. GoAztecs.com. Retrieved August 26, 2015.